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Education and Social Capital [PDF]
Eastern Economic Journal, 2007 Education is one of the most important predictors—usually, in fact, the most important predictor—of many forms of political and social engagement—from voting to chairing a local committee to hosting a dinner party to trusting others. Over the last half century (and more) educational levels in the United States have risen sharply.
John F. Helliwell, Robert D. Putnam
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BMC Oral Health, 2021 Background The quantity–quality trade-off theory indicates that an increase in siblings might decrease a child’s well-being, but little is known about the impacts of sibling number on children’s oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL).
Min Liu +6 more
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Social capital and small business productivity: The mediating roles of financing and customer relationships [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 How does an entrepreneur's social capital improve small informal business productivity? Although studies have investigated this relationship, we still know little about the underlying theoretical mechanisms driving these findings. Using a unique Zambian Business Survey of 1,971 entrepreneurs administered by the World Bank, we find an entrepreneur's ...
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Methods for working with problem residents in medical physics residency education
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.Abstract Medical physics residency training programs may occasionally encounter residents requiring additional intervention beyond normal training efforts. In the literature, these residents are referred to as “problem” residents. While the physician literature on the subject is valuable, this paper specifically focuses on dealing with a problem ...
Christopher J. Watchman, Dandan Zheng
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Could social capital help Czech agriculture?
Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2002 Recent literature and research on social capital has demonstrated the economic importance of social features, such as trust and norms that facilitate cooperation. This article focuses on the role of social capital in the context of the Czech agricultural
J. Chloupková, Ch. BJØRNSKOV
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.Abstract Objectives An increasing body of evidence indicates altered DNA methylation in Parkinson's disease, yet the reproducibility and utility of such methylation changes are largely unexplored. We aimed to further elucidate the role of dysregulated DNA methylation in Parkinson's disease and to evaluate the biomarker potential of methylation‐based ...
Ingeborg Haugesag Lie +4 more
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Ambiente & Sociedade, 2008 As experiências de sucesso na estratégia de motivar as populações locais, organizá-las e treiná-las, para a realização de inovações produtivas, revelam que as comunidades onde os indivíduos interagem mais uns com os outros e em que a rede de relações ...
Tereza Ximenes
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A Measurement of Social Capital in an Open Source Software Project [PDF]
, 2019 The paper provides an understanding of social capital in organizations that are open membership multi-agent systems with an emphasis in our formulation on the dynamic network of social interaction that, in part, elucidate evolving structures and impromptu topologies of networks.
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Early BMI Change, Cognitive Decline, and CSF AD Biomarkers Alterations in Parkinson's Disease
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To examine the relationship of early BMI change with subsequent cognitive decline, CSF AD biomarkers alterations, and progression to dementia in patients with PD. Methods Study data were prospectively collected from the PPMI cohort. Weight/height data at enrollment and second‐year clinical visit were utilized to calculate BMI change.
Rui Zhong, Kezhong Zhang
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Antidepressant use and spatial social capital [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Social capital may help individuals maintain their mental health. Most empirical work based on small-scale surveys finds that bonding social capital and cohesive social networks are critical for mental well-being, while bridging social capital and diverse networks are considered less important.
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